Scalable Internet Architectures

by Theo Schlossnagle

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This book provides design and operation strategies for open source internet networks. The book should be shelved in the computer section of the bookstore, in the Open Source, Networking, and Linux subsections.

Scalable Internet Architectures Summary

Scalable Internet Architectures by Theo Schlossnagle

As a developer, you are aware of the increasing concern amongst developers and site architects that websites be able to handle the vast number of visitors that flood the Internet on a daily basis. Scalable Internet Architectures addresses these concerns by teaching you both good and bad design methodologies for building new sites and how to scale existing websites to robust, high-availability websites. Primarily example-based, the book discusses major topics in web architectural design, presenting existing solutions and how they work. Technology budget tight? This book will work for you, too, as it introduces new and innovative concepts to solving traditionally expensive problems without a large technology budget. Using open source and proprietary examples, you will be engaged in best practice design methodologies for building new sites, as well as appropriately scaling both growing and shrinking sites. Website development help has arrived in the form of Scalable Internet Architectures.

About Theo Schlossnagle

and email infrastructure. He is the creator of the Backhand Project and the Ecelerity

MTA, and spends most of his time solving the scalability problems that arise in

high-performance and highly distributed systems.

Table of Contents

Contents at a Glance

Introduction

1 Scaling Up (and Down) 5

2 Principles for Avoiding Failure 11

3 Mission-Critical Environments 25

4 High Availability.HA! No Downtime?!37

5 Load Balancingand the Utter Confusion Surrounding It61

6 Static Content Servingfor Speed and Glory75

7 Static Meets DynamicAdding Caches to Reduce Costs105

8 Distributed Databases Are Easy, Just Read the Fine Print 137

9 Juggling Logsand Other Circus Tricks 169

10 The Right Tool for the Job 199

A Spread 227

Index 247

Additional information

Sku

GOR005326944

Title

Scalable Internet Architectures by Theo Schlossnagle

Author

Theo Schlossnagle

Condition

Used - Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Pearson Education (US)

Year published

2006-08-03

Number of pages

288

ISBN 10

067232699X

ISBN 13

9780672326998

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us.

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